Monthly Archives: October 2011

Good Works Fair and Trunk or Treat Party

Sunday October 30th was another red letter day for us at St. Margaret’s! At both our services this morning we had a ‘Good Works Fair’. We had representatives from four mission agencies in Edmonton – Hope Mission, the Mustard Seed, … Continue reading

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It’s that time of year again

Get your Mennonite Central Committee peace buttons here.

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Bishop Alan Wilson on the protest camp outside St. Paul’s Cathedral

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This one’s been doing the rounds…

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Archdruid Eileen is on fine form…

…over here. (let the reader understand…)

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The recording process is coming along slowly…

Some of my friends will know that for over a year now I’ve been making gradual trips to a friend’s private recording studio to record some tracks for a new CD. I thought you might like to know that we … Continue reading

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The Blacksmith

Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny (old members of ‘Planxty’) playing the old folk song ‘The Blacksmith’. They are both playing bouzoukis – amazing instruments, even if they do only have eight strings!

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St. Cedd

When I was a young Christian in south east Essex, the old chapel of St. Peter’s on the Wall in Bradwell was very special to me. There was a rather ramshackle collection of buildings around it, built by the Othona … Continue reading

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700 years old

According to this website, this year (2011) is the 700th anniversary of the publication of the first part of Dante’s masterwork the Divine Comedy: his Inferno. Of all the books published in any given year, only a few will still be … Continue reading

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Seen on a bumper sticker

Eat moose – twelve thousand wolves can’t be wrong!

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